vs Green Sea Turtle

Exiguobacterium antarcticum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Firmicutes (厚壁菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bacilli (芽孢桿菌綱)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Exiguobacterales	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Exiguobacteraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exiguobacterium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exiguobacterium antarcticum	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Exiguobacterium antarcticum是一种从南极环境中分离的耐冷革兰氏阳性细菌，能在接近冰点的温度下生长。它栖息于寒冷的南极土壤、沉积物和冰相关环境中。该物种作为理解细菌冷适应和生产具有生物技术应用的冷活性酶的模式生物，具有重要科学价值。